Massachusetts · Rock climbing · Lynnfield · Near Newburyport

Townhouse Boulder

6 routes
V0 – V6
Bouldering
Apr–Oct
best months

Townhouse Boulder is a bouldering area in Bow Ridge Conservation Area in Massachusetts, about 0.1 mile from the Water Tower Boulder and the Bow Ridge Area. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with the Back Door Boulders and Deep Woods Area each about 0.2 mile away. The area has six bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V0 to V6. The easiest is Downclimb at V0, and the hardest is Cold Fusion at V6. Pete Otis is the first ascender of several of the V4 routes, including Ice House and Natty Ice, and Luis Gaviria is the first ascender of Luis Did This at V3. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Middleton run from highs around 75°F in June to about 73°F in September, with July the warmest month at about 81°F. Winter is cold, with January highs near 35°F and lows around 16°F. Mountain bikers can head to the Deep Woods Trail West, about half a mile away, or the Deep Woods Trail East, about 0.9 mile away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    RV Field

    Campground

    Campground · 7.0 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Dunkin'

    Fast food

    On your way back · 1 mi · Open after 6
  • If it rainsDaderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Rebecca Nurse Homestead

    Museum

    On your way back · 4 mi

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  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Townhouse Boulder

    Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      35° / 16°

      10 wet

    2. Feb

      38° / 17°

      9 wet

    3. Mar

      44° / 25°

      10 wet

    4. Apr

      56° / 35°

      11 wet

    5. May

      67° / 45°

      12 wet

    6. Jun

      75° / 55°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      81° / 60°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      79° / 59°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      73° / 52°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      62° / 41°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      50° / 31°

      11 wet

    12. Dec

      40° / 23°

      11 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Middleton, MA, 5.8 mi away at 110 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (6)